Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo S. Duterte II officially assumed their posts on Friday afternoon, Jan. 23, during a ceremony at Davao City Hall. Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 11 Deputy Executive Judge Marie Estrellita S. Tolentino-Rojas administered...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 17-year-old missing girl was found dead in a grassy portion of Barangay Sico, this city, on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. Police identified the victim as Cris Enustascion. Investigation said the victim 's brother was walking home from school with his friend when they...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Maritime Police Station seized 1,106 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P1.5 million here on Thursday, Jan. 22. The contraband was recovered from an unidentified passenger during port security operations and random baggage inspections. These are in line...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally handed over two checks for P117.5 million to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) President Atty. Domingo "Sonny" Reyes Jr. as subsidy for the city-run university during his surprise visit to PLM on Friday, Jan. 23. According to Domagoso,...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) has warned people here against individuals or groups pretending to be garbage collectors and asking for cash donations. BENRO officer-in-charge Allyn Luv Dignadice issued the warning after they received a complaint about a...
A 51-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 22, for sexually abusing a Grade 2 student, who was then seven years old, in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City. The Marikina City Police Station identified the suspect as “Piso,” listed as the No. 8 most wanted person at the district level for...
Residents of Barangay San Jose in Antipolo City were left horrified after the discovery of a female human cadaver stuffed inside an abandoned plastic drum on Thursday, Jan. 22. Based on the initial investigation of the Antipolo City Police, several civilians reported spotting a human foot...
A 25-year-old man was arrested for stealing items from a house in Marikina City, including an air conditioner and a laundry basket, on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. The Marikina City Police Station said the incident occurred at around 3:15 p.m. in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City. According to...
Police arrested 446 wanted persons in Bacolod City last year. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy, Bacolod police spokesperson, said active public participation contributed to the city police force’s anti-criminality campaign. He said that information provided by people helped authorities strengthen...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City officials recently held a five-day official visit to Fujian province in China to advance potential partnerships to support this city’s economic and sectoral priorities. The visit from Jan. 13 to 17 was led by acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II. He was...
DAVAO CITY – This city remained the most congested city in the Philippines in 2025, ranking 12th out of 482 cities worldwide in the latest TomTom Traffic Index. Davao City recorded an average congestion level of 66.2 percent and placed fourth among 75 Asian cities included in the index....
BACOLOD CITY – InDrive, a global mobility platform, was officially launched here on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the opening of a driver center on Burgos Extension in Barangay Villamonte. The opening was led by inDrive Philippines Business Development Head Sofia Guinto, Driver Operations Lead Vanessa...
